Cookie Policy

Version: 04 Sep 2023

This website uses cookies

Depends on the features and services we provide, we may use cookies to personalize content, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We may also share information about your use of our site with our social media partners, who may combine it with other information you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites you visit. They are widely used to enable websites to operate, or operate more efficiently, and to provide information to site owners. The cookies we use enable us, among other things, to improve your experience when using our website and to ensure that the website functions as you expect it to.

What are the different types of cookies?

A cookie can be classified according to its lifespan and the domain to which it belongs.

Depending on its lifetime, a cookie is either

a session cookie that is deleted when the user closes the browser; or
a persistent cookie that remains on the user's computer/device for a predefined period of time.

With regard to the domains to which they belong, there are two types:

First-party cookies: These are cookies set directly by the website or domain the user is visiting.
Third-party cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than the one the user is visiting. This typically occurs when the website incorporates elements from other sites, such as images, social media plugins or advertising. When the browser or other software fetches these elements from the other sites, they can set cookies as well.

What categories of cookies may be used on our website?

In general, depends on the features and services we provide, there are 1 category of cookies:

1. Essential cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website to which you, as a user, have requested access. Essential cookies also include cookies intended for communication purposes only (for the sole purpose of transmission over the network). These essential cookies are exempt from consent.

Understand how and why we use cookies

The tables below detail the cookies we use on our website and their purposes.

Cookies Exempt from Consent

1. Essential

Name of the cookie	Session / Persistent	First-party / Third-party	Duration	Purpose
cookieconsent_status	Persistent	First-Party	180 days	Stores the reading status of the cookie information banner and avoids re-displaying it each time you visit the site if it has already been read.
$web_lang	Session	First-Party	Deleted when browser is closed	The language used for the site
$session_id_vtech	Session	First-Party	Deleted when browser is closed	Preserve session ID.
$enforce_https	Session	First-Party	Deleted when browser is closed	Save the value of the “Enforce Https” site setting, to force redirection to the https protocol on the client side.

How do I change the cookie settings?

You can accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers allow some control over most cookies through the browser settings. You can prevent cookies from being stored on your computer or device by using the tool we provide or by setting your browser to not accept cookies. You can delete cookies already on your computer or device at any time. Find out how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:

To find information about other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

Changes to the Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Please check this Cookie Policy regularly to ensure that you are aware of the most recent version.